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Housing construction, regulation, zoning, Lee's Summit

Economy | ARTICLE | September 9, 2026

City Admits Zoning Is a Barrier

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | September 9, 2026

A Better Way to Teach History with Jon Bassett and Gary Shiffman

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 32 min

Kansas City streetcar, Kansas City subsidies, streetcar costs

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | September 8, 2026

What Does a Streetcar System Cost?

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 1 min

Kansas City Streetcar, streetcar sales tax, Kansas City subsidies, Tom Gerend

Corporate Welfare | ARTICLE | September 3, 2026

The KC Streetcar’s Sales Tax Claim

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 4 min

Empty school hallway, DEI, school administrators, personnel boom, Missouri schools

Education | ARTICLE | September 1, 2026

Missouri’s School Administrator Personnel Boom—Is It DEI?

By Cory Koedel and 1 more | Read Time 2 min

Girl reading book, literacy policy, Missouri reading scores, phonics, three cueing method

Education | ARTICLE | September 1, 2026

Missouri’s Reading Scores Remain Low

By Avery Frank | Read Time 2 min

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